Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-29

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feet eight inches high and heavyset.
THE ROBBERY.
what the Expreus Messenger
md Mail Clerk say.
The robbed train ON the Southern Pa
ciic, full account Of which misfortune
appears in the telegraphlc columns, ar
riyel at 1895 this morning. A HERALD
reporter was at the depot to meet the
inc ,ming train and sympathize with the
robbed or congratulate the heroes. G..
F. Smith, Wells, Fargo ! Co.'s messen.
ger, was found in his car and on account
of inherited modesty was not inclined
10 talk much about the part he took in
the affair. He said when about teu
miles from Papago station the train
CAME to sudden stop, and he thought
something was wrong. He closed his
car door and opening the safe began
throwing money packages into the stove
which was fortunately devoid Of fire.
He had not been engaged in this work
but few moments when pistol bullets
be gan whizzing through the car; and he
Law down under his work bench or table
| In a short time the firing ceased
and the robbers demanded an entrance
/ he refused at first but the engineer,
Harper, ard the fireman called out to
Elm that if the door was not opened
they would be killed. They also said
that giant powder cartridges were placed
on the car platforms aud IN short time
| the whole business would be blown into
eternity. Smith then opened the door
and was Immediately covered by the
rcvolvers of the robbers and ordered to
throw up his hands. He did so, and
the robbers entering tho car took his
keys and told him to walk back to the
passenger car. This he did in company
with the engineer, fireman and mail
agent. Tae engine then pulled ont with
the mail and express cars and left the
passenger coaches stranded On the desert
In short time the three officials and
Mr.. Smith started out on foot, and about
seven miles westward found the engine
'.killed" and the cars rifisd. Mr.. Smith
does not know exactly how much money
was taken, as gaeat many packages
were left at Tucson. 1t is certain that
Smith saved great portion OF the funds
in the car by his strategy of showing the
precious packages in the stove. He is q
cool, determined. looking fellow, and
whilst he is not much disposed
to talk of the affair. it is
asserted by some of his companions
that he had q six.shooter in his
hand aud was only induced to open the
door by the appeals of the engineer,
whom the robbers threatened to kill if
it was not opened. Smith is a hero Of
| the first water, and no doubt his bravery
will be highly appreciated by the express
company.
| THE MAIL AGENT.
! Everybody knows Cy True, and there
is no more popular little official in the
mail service than he. Cy is strong
Democrat, and is one of the few earnest
workers whose services have been appre-
ciated by the administration. He was
appointed mail agent by Cleveland,
but he had no idea that he was going
into position which required man to
be always armed and ready for tie
fray. Cy says that when the train
was stopped he looked out and saw a
red light and some o5structicns on the
track. He was going to glance further
down the track, when, happening to
look around, he found himself gazing
Gown the barrel of a Winchester rife,
held in unpleasant proximity to his head
This fixed his gaze, and when voice 81
the other end Of the gun requested hin
to elevate his hands, he did so without q
murmur. He also complied when asked
to descend from the car. When he go
out he found the engineer and fireman a.
closely covered as himself. 1t might bt
|, remarked that as the train stopped {
number of bullets wire sent through
Cy's car, one of which, he says
, passed so close to his fase tha
, he felt it. The road agents then com
, PEELED Cy and the engineer to uucoupl'
, the express car from the forward coach,
, and Cy says they even went SO far as t
) make him take big giant powder cart
: ridge and place it on the platform OF tn
, express car. Then the robbers got tn
/ express messenger ont of his car in tn
3 manner detailed above, and sent al
0 hands back to the passenger coaches
Il ICY was going of hurriedly an
, much relieved, when the leader O
a the robbers said in tone which G.
}. describes as suave but very peremptory
q "Hold on, you little feller," and the
I aud there stopped Cy and took from hir
J. "a IN silver, his jack knife and his mai
q pouch key. Cy begged hard for his ke
q and the leader told him il should be n
n turned to him. The engine and ds
9 tached cars then pulled out. Cy wit
n the engineer and messenger Smith TO
Is lowed on trot for about seven mile
% where the engine and cars were fount
but nothing was to be seen.of the rol
!. bers and they had left no word as to Il
% route they would probably take. {
n found that his car had been gol
ps through, and about six registered lette
,e taken, but the general letter mail al
,s the through registers were left u
,e touched. On the engine he found sor
d of his re gistered letters and the key
=. the mail pouches. When asked VIII
.. the robbers looked like. Cy said: 81
yo you suppose took time to make CA
q. full study of the characteristics of the
40 fellows? Ona of them might have
he senbled Washington, another Boz
Il. parte, but the fellow who held the z
no on me reminded OF the devil"
Mt The Southern Pacific Company off
id $1,000 reward for the arrest and conv
ok tion OF each of the robbers. Wells FaI
ffi. offers similar reward and the Cover
m. ment $500. Thus il one Of them is G
rs' tured the lucky captor will get $1,000.
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